Posts by Steven L. Taylor
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter and/or BlueSky.
Joe Scarborough Answers the “Is our Pundits Learning?” Challenge
Seems that the answer continues to be “no.”
More from the “Is our Pundits Learning” File
Not as much learning going on as one might like, to be honest.
The Answer to the Benghazi “Scandal”?
Has Petraeus provided the basic explanation for the administration’s immediate responses to Benghazi?
What do I Mean by “Benghazi Conspiracy Theories”?
An attempt to lay down some basic groundwork for discussing this story.
Retroactive Line of the Day (“Data? We Don’t Need no Stinking Data” Edition)
I just came across Peggy Noonan’s pre-election column. It is quite illustrative.
One More about the UnSkewed v. Reality Discussion
Wherein I get a bit petty (but to make a point and, maybe just because it amuses me).
Interpretation, Art, and Analysis
The analyst actually wants to understand and be correct far more than he or she wants their preferences to prevail in the analysis
Preparing to Evaluate the Predictions
Making note of some of the predictions and such as we approach November 6th.
The Central Problem in the Polling Debate?
Too many people ignore (and incorrectly define) the “independents” in a given sample.
Summing up the Polling Debate
Dean Chambers of UnSkewed fame, puts the polling debate into sharp perspective.
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